Beauty Retailers

Beauty stocks were in focus Thursday after Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh upgraded Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) to Outperform and named it a "top pick." But with a price tag north of $200 per share and a valuation above $75 billion, one market pro has a cheaper alternative...

Beauty retailer Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) is "well-positioned" to take advantage of favorable COVID-19-related trends in self-care, value items and a shift to online buying, according to BofA Securities. The Analyst: Lorraine Hutchinson initiated coverage of Ulta Beauty with a...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) remains a highly debated stock, and Goldman Sachs is ready to pick a side in the bull versus bear debate after initiating at Neutral last October. The Ulta Analyst Kate McShane upgraded Ulta Beauty from Neutral to Buy with a price target lifted from $285 to $307. The...

Retailer Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) reported fourth-quarter results that came in better than expected, including a 9.4-percent same-store sales increase versus expectations of 7.9 percent. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print. The Analysts Credit...

Retailer Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) reported an earnings beat in its third-quarter results, while sales fell inline with expectations but management's outlook for the holiday quarter fell short of the Street's estimates. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts...

Beauty product company e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) has seen its stock fall 30 percent since the start of 2018 — and investors should consider buying the dip, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst Analyst Linda Bolton Weiser maintains a Buy rating on elf Beauty's stock rating with...

A survey of more than 500 Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) consumers confirms the beauty company's large growth opportunity, according to Guggenheim. The Analyst Guggenheim Partners' Steven Forbes upgraded Ulta Beauty's stock rating from Neutral to Buy with a new $260 price target. The...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA)'s stock peaked during the summer months and has since come under pressure amid competitive threats and the potential for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to flex its muscles and enter the beauty space. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Jason Gere maintains...

Shares of Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA) lost more than 9 percent Friday morning after the company reported its second-quarter results but some analysts aren't throwing in the towel on their bullish thesis. Jefferies' Stephanie Wissink maintains a Buy rating on Ulta's stock with a price target...

Analysts at Argus turned bullish on Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) after the company impressed investors in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. The firm's John Staszak upgrades Estee Lauder's stock rating from Hold to Buy with a $125 price target as the earnings report suggests...

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA)'s nearly 15 percent sell-off over the past month could be the beginning of the stock's longer-term trend, analysts at Oppenheimer said. The firm's Rupesh Parikh downgrades the stock's rating from Outperform to Perform with a price target lowered from $330 to $270....

It shouldn't come as much as a surprise in today's retail environment that stores who offer consumers an exciting and compelling reason to visit outperform those who don't. For example, the off-price chain TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) offer consumers the thrill of finding bargains with...